NESS2.0: An Updated Version of the Worldwide Dataset for Calibrating and Adjusting Ground-Motion Models in Near Source

We present an extended and updated version of the worldwide NEar-Source Strong-motion (NESS) flat file, which includes an increased number of moderate-to-strong earthquakes recorded in epicentral area, new source metadata and intensity measures, comprising spectral displacements and fling-step amplitudes retrieved from the extended baseline correction processing of velocity time series. The resulting dataset consists of 81 events with moment magnitude≥5.5 and hypocentral depth shallower than 40 km, corresponding to 1189 three-component waveforms, which are selected to have a maximum source-to-site distance within one fault length. Details on the flat files, metadata, and ground-motion parameters, processing scheme, and statistical findings are presented and discussed. The analysis of these data allows recognizing the presence of distinctive features (such as pulse-like waveforms, large vertical components, and hanging-wall effects) that can be exploited to assess their impact on near-source seismic motion. As an example, we use the NESS2.0 dataset for calibrating an empirical correction factor of a regional ground-motion model (GMM) mainly based on far-field records. In this way, we can adjust the median predictions to account for near-source effects not fully captured by the reference model. The final goal of this work is to promote the use of the NESS2 flat file as a tool to disseminate qualified and referenced near-source data and metadata in the light of improving the constraints of GMMs (both empirical and physics-based) close to the source.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA)

• Publication date

  2021-06-29

• Fields of study

  Physics, Computer Science, Geology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1785/0120210080
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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